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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

RebelEM

I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. Ann Emerg Med 2017 [6] This was a retrospective database review of 7521 traumatic brain injury patients SBP target ≥90mmHg resulted in a mortality of 7.8% vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4%

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

A post-hoc analysis showed a lower 30-day mortality of those receiving TXA within an hour of their injury. When looking at the subgroups with severe shock, there was an 18.5% The primary outcome was head injury-related death in-hospital within 28 days of injury. MI or stroke).

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Episode 16: “Blood”

PHEM Cast

Early correction of hypotension (especially if blunt trauma / associated head injury) The balances of harms in the context of blunt trauma between the negative effects of infusing saline versus the negative effects of hypotension are unknown and prehospital actions need to be customised to an individual patient and situation.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5